100% verified The same day, three eras.
29 May
Contemporary era
1953
First ascent of Everest
On 29 May 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Everest.
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Contemporary era
1919
Eclipse confirms relativity
On 29 May 1919, a solar eclipse confirmed the bending of light predicted by Einstein.
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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
1453
Fall of Constantinople
On 29 May 1453, the Ottomans under Mehmed II took Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire.
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Author : Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant Wikimedia Commons Licence :
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Benjamin-Constant, 1876